In Strings Attached author and professional cellist Laurinel Owen recounts in brisk prose and breathtaking detail the romantic conflicts and tribulations encountered by a twenty-something who, after decades of self-reflection in a variety of stimulating settings, ultimately finds inner peace.

-CAROL A. HESS, Distinguished Professor of Music

Owen has written a thriller of a memoir that sweeps through several continents and four decades of love and betrayal. Her writing is graceful and vivid, and we are caught up in her passion for music and life. She nevertheless turns a dispassionate eye on herself and the price of self-deception. We’re with her on her journey through bitterness and regret, lawsuits and despair, to healing through various forms of therapy, including psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and the saving power of friendship.

-AMY BIRNBAUM, CBS News Producer